March 13 2015: UTEP Miners guard C.J. Cooper (5) passes the ball up the court in the C-USA Basketball Tournament semifinal between the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the UTEP Miners. Middle Tennessee defeated Middle UTEP by the score of 53-50 at the Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)